East Elementary

East Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Jefferson, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Jefferson School District. The school works with 283 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Jefferson School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,612 students. East Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, East Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder looks like 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, East Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, East Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.7%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of +10.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $83,750, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Jefferson County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), East Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Jefferson High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Elementary has shrank 15%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for East Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.